Marines Parachutist Lindell Heads For Service Rank
Dillon residents hear of Private First Class Lindell earning the leatherneck parachutist designation after completing Marine Corps training. John Melton leaves for Riverside California to join Uncle Sam’s selective service, while his wife Dora Porter remains in Dillon before joining him. A British appraisal praises American troops as young fit fighters arriving in combat readiness with full kit. Harrison Kellum trains at Miami Beach Florida as a candidate at the Air Corps Officers’ Candidate School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Air Station
Lakehart
Roy L. Lindell
Kentucky Avenue
Dillon
Eadquarters
First Lass Lindell
Arthur Lindell
Aining
United States Marine Corps
John Melton
James Melon, Jr
Riverside
Calif
Sam
Melon
Dora Ay Porter
Overseas
Daily Mail
America
England
Hollywood
Howdy
Stars and Stripes Forever
Washington Post
Ireand
Ministry of Public Security
R.A.F
Era
William H. Walker
Outh Dakota
Harrison Kellum
Ne Air Corps
Chool
Miami Beach
Florida
Frank Kellum
Ormerly
Misoula
Bellum
Dorchester
Harry Tichman
Gypsy Rose Lee
Wool Growers Reorganize Meeting In Southwestern Montana
Lester R. Schulz was elected president of the revived Southwestern Montana Woolgrowers association at a Saturday meeting of ranchers in the county courthouse. W. B. Gleed was named vice president, Norman Giles secretary treasurer, with H. E. Morse, J. E. Whitworth, Peter Anderson also elected to executive committee. Speakers included W. G. Gilbert and state and extension officials. The group voted to oppose continued WPA work and planned to mail a letter to county commissioners. New members listed include A. Price, W. H. Wyatt, Oscar Gravely, Stewart, Bimat, Martinell Bros., Lowell Smith, E. B. Roe, Rollin Thibadeau, and Dellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester R. Schulz
Madison County
Southwestern Montana Woolgrowers Association
Score
W. B. Gleed
Lima
Norman Giles
Dillon
H. E. Morse
8. E. Whitworth
Peter Anderson
Alder
W. G. Gilbert
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Paul Etchepare
Helena
Paul Orcutt
Bozeman
Co. Agt
Bernard Williams
W. W. Hawkins
First National Wool Warehouse
Board of County Commissioners
Association
A. Price
W. H. Wyatt
Oscar Gravely
Stewart and Bimat
Martinell Bros
Lowell Smith
E. B. Roe
Rollin Thibadeau
Dellar
Big Hole Rancher George H. Stewart Dies at 80
George H. Stewart, longtime Big Hole Basin rancher with holdings near Wisdom, died Friday at the family home near Hamilton at age 80. Born in Amsterdam New York he moved to Montana as a youth, later settled in Big Hole Basin and built a leading hay and cattle ranch. He served as Wisdom postmaster and was brother-in-law to William M. Jardine. Funeral services were held Monday in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Stewart
Big Hole Basin
Wisdom
Hamilton
Amsterdam
New York
Montana
Deer Lodge
Stewart
Big Hole
William M. Jardine
Wichita (Kansas) University
President Coolidge
Rebecca Jardine
Martinez
Calif
W. D. Stewart
A. J. Stewart
Corvallis
Mont
Harold R. Capehart
Margaret van Antwerp
Johnstown
James T. Jardine
Washington, D
Dudley Jardine
Idaho Falls
Alice Turner
Mrs. D. V. Paddock Leads Beaverhead Cancer Drive
Mrs D V Paddock named captain of Beaverhead county unit in the Victory Book Campaign for April cancer control month. Donations total nine hundred books with donations urged from Dillon residents by April 10 to aid shipment and fund transport and needed late date books and technical works. Dr W F Cashmore serves on district advisory board as state and local organizers emphasize education to cut cancer deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverand County
Dillon
Dillon Public Aabrary
Shi
Victory
Salt Lake Alive
Roosevelt
Beaverhead County
D. V. Paddock
Women’s Field Army
W. F. (Francis) Cashmore
H. W. Peterson
Billings
Draft Order Reference For Registration Sequence
A list shows the call order by registration numbers for a draft. Dennis Joe Harding is identified as order 10 with serial 441. The roster includes names and locations such as Norman Clift Wynes Dillon and Ephraim William Black Lima, with many others across Dillon Pyeatt City Monida Jackson and Dell, detailing participants and their associated towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance
Dennis Joe Harding
Norman Clift Wynes
Dillon
Elmer Raymond Bulmer
Goldman
Lesly Ray
William Harold Huff
Clyde Leverne Moler
Theodore Brazel Hunter
Ephraim William Black
Lima
Verner Christensen
Lynn Milton Nye
Floyd T. O’neil
Glenn Howard
Pyeatt
City
Mack Crow
Charles Marvin Bailey
Dell
Clarence Arthur Thurman
James McMann
Warren G. Temple
Walter Francis Edwards
John Melvin McDowell
Wisdom
Sheridan David Morris
Glenn Boardman
Raymond Andrew Peterson
Frank Bayard Rife
Emerson Ralph Selway
Aidan Evern Hutchison
John Richard Pettengill
James Fredrick Hanson
George Tinsley
Potato Revenue Plan for 1942 Montana Potatoes
The Department of Agriculture announces a price support plan for the 1942 Irish potato crop on Triple A acreage. Only growers planting 80 to 110 percent of their allotments will qualify for the full two cent per bushel payment based on the normal yield. Payments depend on U S No 1 grade and fob car lot delivery with adjustments for different grades and storage. Prices in Montana tie to Idaho Falls and Twin Falls bases at 1.15 per hundredweight for No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Floyd Kenison
Beaverhead County Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
U. S
Committee Named To Boost College Enrollment Here
A special committee to promote enrollment at the Normal college was appointed by S. E. Whitworth president of the Chamber of Commerce. Members include D. W. Myers chairman Dr. F. H. Bimrose T. E. Gilbert A. M. Jones D. A. Galt H. J. Andrus and George M. Melton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Normal College
S. E. Whitworth
Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
D. W. Myers
F. H. Bimrose
T. E. Gilbert
A. M. Jones
D. A. Galt
H. J. Andrus
George M. Melton
Chamber
State Normal College
Ski season ends at Elk Horn slide in Dillon
The Dillon Ski club closed its season with a large turnout at Elk Horn slide. Snow conditions were excellent but spring thaw worsened road conditions. The final business meeting was held last Friday at the fire department headquarters in the city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn Slide
Dillon
Legion C.0 Addresses Nation on War Truth
National Commander Lynn A. Stambaugh of the American Legion will speak on Truth In War at 6 PM Mountain Time Sunday April 5 1942 over the Blue Network The half hour address may also launch local post meetings and is one of the major talks this year by Commander Stambaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn A. Stambaugh
American Legion
Rocky Mountain
Stambaugh
Girls Lose to Boys Club in Rifle Meet Scores
A girls team and a boys team at the local Junior Rifle Clubs faced off in a shoulder to shoulder match. The boys edged ahead 860 to 847 as Chickie Ross and Hilda Long led the girls with 187 and 184 respectively. Ten shots were fired per position. The girls celebrate a first anniversary this month while the boys are well past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickie Ross
Hilda Long
Walter Jones
Paul Lacry
Ray Conger
June Pendleton
Tom Nelson
Bill McMannis
Pat Stamm
Florence Rice
Loretta McDowell
Miss Rimel
Rotary Club Heads Toward War Effort Dinner
Rotarians accept the Sportsmen's association dinner on April 11 replacing the next club meeting. Al Erickson reads a Kiwanis bowling challenge. Tom Luebben updates plans for the State Rotary convention May 10 to 12. New members Bert Megquier and W. J. Bierrum welcomed. Paul Anderson urges education and strong leadership to sustain morale during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sportsmen's Association
al Erickson
Kiwanis Club
Rotary
Tom Luebben
Dillon Club
Charles Henry
Bert Megquier
W. J. Bierrum
Henry
Paul Anderson
San Francisco
Anderson
America
Lambert Elicl
Fortieth Anniversary Noted for George Main in Dillon
George Main, visiting from the Grasshopper, recalls arriving in Dillon forty years ago. He left Carthage Illinois, where his brother Earl serves as sheriff, and joined the local cigar factory for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Main
Grasshopper
Dillon
Carthage
Ill
Earl
George
WPA Completes Arrangements to Help Farmers and WPA Workers
The Works Progress Administration announces new arrangements where project foremen act as intermediaries between private employers and WPA workers to aid in securing necessary help and private employment. County WPA representatives, commissioners, and the U S Employment Service offices will assist in transferring workers to private jobs. Beartooth county foremen Harold Contway and Fred Crouse are named as contacts in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Works Project Administration
W. F. Garven
J. Brad Seely
Butte
United States Employment Service
Works Projects Administration
Chambers of Commerce
Beaverhead County
Harold E. Contway
Fred Crouse
Sour Ohse
Dillon
Beaverhead Beef Shipped To Safeway Stores
A Dillon shipment of choice Beaverhead beef steers was sent to Safeway distribution via Butte headquarters. Manager T. W. Sargent reported the move brings the district's feeder-stock investment to forty thousand dollars since the year began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Safeway
Butte
Mgr. T. W. Sargent
Beaver School Changes Name to Bug House Briefs
In honor of Holy Week and Easter, Beaver High School adopted the moniker Bug House Briefs for the current issue. The publication kept to a balmy, seasonal tone with ads and copy aligned to All Fools Day, awaiting April First date-line.
Abe Savacool Dead at Barrett Hospital in Dillon
Abe Savacool, longtime Dillon resident and saloon operator, died last Thursday at Barrett hospital after weeks of illness. He was 77, born February 28, 1865, in Pennsylvania, moved to Dillon in 1894, and his funeral was held Saturday at Brundage chapel with Rev. F X Lechner officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe” Savacool
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Pennsylvania
Brundage Chapel
F. X. Lechner
CCC Wheat Loans Open to Farmers and Stockmen
Farmers and stockmen can secure credit to buy CCC owned wheat at loan value in Portland prices less freight. Orders start at 50 000 pound carloads, with pooling options for smaller producers. Loans may reach 400 per calendar year through Production Credit associations or emergency crop and feed loans via county extension agents. Experiment data show wheat supports hogs beef cattle and up to 60 percent in dairy feed. Substituting wheat for corn eases transport and aids the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm _ Credit Administration
Floyd Kenison
Beaverhead County
Usda War Board
Portland
Production Credit Association
Bozeman
Easter Holy Week Services At St James And St Rose
St James Episcopal Church lists Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Good Friday devotions Easter Eve baptism Easter morning services with multiple liturgical pieces and hymns. St Rose Catholic Church outlines Holy Week confessions adoration high mass Easter Sunday and Easter Monday rites led by Fathers Clifford and Florian from Lima and Laurin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Episcopal Church
W. G. Lewis
Sullivan
Chapple
Dudley Buck
Kyrie Eleilson
Price
Camidge
Hodges
Palestrina
Barn
Clifford
Lima
Father Florian
Laurin
Tax Dead Line Set May 31st
The moratorium on delinquent real property taxes expires May 31 1942. Afterward a 2 percent penalty plus 8 percent annual interest from delinquency applies. Montana’s total delinquent real and personal taxes fell to about 11.975 million by June 30 1941 from a high near 23 million. The State Board of Equalization sent county officials guidance on moratorium procedures and redemptive options including five-year contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Trade-in Tubes Mandated by WPB in Toothpaste and Shaving Cream
The War Production Board requires buyers of toothpaste and shaving cream in collapsible tubes to trade in used tubes with each new purchase. Retailers must collect and hold used tubes under WPB orders, while future use of collapsible tin tubes is restricted and banned for foods cosmetics and most toilet preparations. Violations carry up to a $10,000 fine and one year in prison under the second war powers act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production ‘Board
WPB
Conger to Try Out for Cincinnati Reds Farm Club
Ray Conger son of Mr and Mrs Emil Conger of Dillon will attend spring training with Ogden Utah club in Reds farm system reporting to Marysville on April 10 for a tryout. A standout on the American Legion team and a multi sport high school athlete he drew a Reds scout's interest last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Conger
Emil Conger
Dillon
Ogden
Utah
Cincinnati Reds
Conger
Reds
Parkways
Butte
Marysville
American Legion
Mrs Florence Wall Visits Ill Clarence Wall
Mrs Florence Wall of Moscow Idaho and Mrs William Bickler of Chehalis Washington visit Mrs Clarence Wall who is seriously ill at Barrett hospital in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Wall
Moscow, Idaho
William Bickler
Chehalis, Wash
Clarence Wall
Barrett Hospital
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Service
Temple
Paul Temple
Charles
Chuck” Burgess
Univerity
Missoula
Johnny
Akes
Chuck
Marine Reserve
Madison - Beaverhead Growers
Triple
Legion C
Nation Sun
T. Ross
Boys’ Rifle Club
Beaver
Abe Savacool
Cinci Farm
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